The Interstellar Queen of Scavengers

Chapter 916: Chapter 916: Training Room

After agreeing on the departure time, the group immediately indicated that they could disperse, yet Chu Jiaojiao, Ji You, Yue Qiyuan, Yue Qiguang, Shen Changqing, and Sheng Qingyan all stepped in the same direction — the school’s training room.

Ji You was about to step into the self-service Floating Car, but upon seeing this, she immediately stopped, changed course, and jumped into Sheng Qingyan’s car.

Sheng Qingyan complained, ”Poor dead, you can’t possibly be broke, isn’t the money for the Soul Device’s hard work enough for you to take a Floating Car for 10 credit points?”

Ji You replied, ”Saving one is still saving, all savings are money.”

Sheng Qingyan raised her hand and pointed at Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, and others, saying, ”Then why don’t you take their car?”

Ji You shrugged and said, ”Because they certainly wouldn’t take a cab either.”

Indeed —

Before Ji You finished speaking, Chu Jiaojiao took the lead and jumped into the car, saying to Sheng Qingyan, ”Since it’s on the way, give me a ride.”

Sheng Qingyan: ”...”

Next were brothers Yue Qiguang and Yue Qiyuan. Yue Qiguang walked in first, looked at Sheng Qingyan, and rolled his eyes, ”If I knew it was to the training room, dad wouldn’t have spent the extra money!”

Sheng Qingyan was momentarily speechless: ”So dad should waste money?”

Yue Qiyuan was busy finding a self-service Floating Car to refund the recently deducted 10 credit points. After completing the appeal, Yue Qiyuan followed and stepped in, unable to help but lament, ”The school is becoming more inhumane. I didn’t even use the car. I just appealed for a refund, and they only refunded me 8 credit points, saying 2 were deducted as vehicle wear and tear fees. So stingy!”

Hearing this, even Ji You couldn’t help but glance at Yue Qiyuan with disdain, ”Fussing over 2 credit points.”

Yue Qiyuan slanted her, ”You wouldn’t pick up 2 credit points if they were thrown on the ground?”

Ji You’s eyes lit up, saying, ”Why don’t you throw 2 for me to try?”

Yue Qiyuan: ”...”

Yue Qiyuan ignored Ji You and turned to Sheng Qingyan, saying, ”Spicy Eye, give me a ride.”

After speaking, he found a seat and sat down.

Sheng Qingyan angrily glared at Ji You, Chu Jiaojiao, and the uninvited guests, turned and looked at Shen Changqing standing by the car door, saying, ”Aqing, aren’t you getting in? They’re about to drive off.”

”Oh —” Seemingly thinking about something, Shen Changqing suddenly snapped back to reality, quickly sat down, placed his hands on his knees, and sat very upright.

Sheng Qingyan glanced at him, scoffed, ”Don’t pretend, I know you just zoned out, not thinking about anything.”

Shen Changqing: ”...”

Shen Changqing: ”Ahem... Ayan, I need to go to the mecha training room.”

”We’re all going to the mecha training room,” Sheng Qingyan said disdainfully, gesturing, ”Let’s go.”

As they were about to drive away, Sheng Qingyan suddenly turned to ask Liu Fufeng nearby, ”You’re really not coming?”

Liu Fufeng sat alone on the park bench, looking up at the sky as blue as a washed cloth. When he heard Sheng Qingyan’s question, he slightly turned his head and replied, ”Not going.”

Sheng Qingyan immediately started the car, speeding away like the wind.

Liu Fufeng’s beautiful eyes stared blankly at the rushing Floating Car for a long, long time...

...

When Ji You and her group arrived at the freshman training room, because it was already holiday time, the usually bustling training room was now so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Just as Ji You and the others thought there wouldn’t be anyone here, suddenly —

A very tiny mecha clattered and fell to the ground —

”Eh?” Chu Jiaojiao wondered aloud, ”Who is that? It’s holiday already, and still training?”

Flat on its back, facing Ji You and the others.

Yue Qiguang raised an eyebrow, saying, ”Get up, no need for such a big bow to daddy.”

Upon hearing this, the mecha scrambled to get up, but the operator was obviously very inexperienced, and the driving skills were terrible. This struggle didn’t only fail to get them up, but instead led to a belly flop again...

The scene became a bit awkward for a moment.

Yue Qiguang patted his thigh, ”Daddy said, no need for such a big bow, why don’t you listen?”

Ji You kicked towards Yue Qiguang, but missed, ”Yue Qiguang, you idiot, can you say less? Otherwise, fight me?”

Yue Qiguang deftly dodged Ji You’s sneak attack, sneering, ”4444, are you courting death? Come on — daddy is just missing a punching bag.”

Ji You ignored him and instead turned to the mecha on the ground, softly asking, ”Student Liu Beibei, do you need help?”

In the mechanical cabin, Liu Beibei’s face was completely flushed, and her voice was small, thin, and slightly trembling, ”N-no, thank you, Ji You.”

Chu Jiaojiao: ”Eh? It’s actually Liu Beibei?”

Liu Beibei was the only student who didn’t meet the qualifications for the final exam yet didn’t take the advice to switch departments.

This girl, who seemed soft and gentle... her character was truly tenacious, the kind who knew there were hardships ahead but still stubbornly persisted, refusing to give up.

Such a person commands respect.

Failure.

Still failure.

Having tried for a month but still unable to successfully control the mecha to run a lap, Liu Beibei felt a bit discouraged, but then she clenched her fists, tapped the control panel, opened the cabin, and walked out of the mecha.

Ji You and others saw the tall and slender Liu Beibei, head down and face red, with a noticeable bruise on her fair forehead from a previous bump, until completely out of the mecha. Liu Beibei slightly raised her head and quietly asked, ”Ji... Ji You and Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing... Sheng Qingyan, haven’t you gone home for holidays?”

Ji You squinted, smiling, said, ”No, we’re not planning to go home, preparing to take collective tasks. Liu Beibei, are you also not planning to go home?”

Liu Beibei quietly replied, ”Mm. No, I want to stay at school to continue training, Teacher Mu agreed to my request, she... she swapped me to a mecha for training, I... I practice every day.”

This shy girl, under very nervous emotions, made a strong effort to speak a complete sentence.

Ji You heard this and looked at the mecha Liu Beibei was using — a modified, relatively simple standard mecha. Clearly, Liu Beibei still wasn’t able to drive a fully combat-ready mecha, so Teacher Mu specifically adapted it to her situation.

For a moment, Ji You felt quite emotional: Teacher Mu, how to say? The devil is truly a devil, but good, is truly good. Out of over nine hundred students in the Combat Department, Teacher Mu pays attention to each one of them.